I’m with Jude here. Preventing a bad loss shouldn’t be a factor in a big win. In that case, we’d have to throw Pitt 2012 in the discussion which, while a great game, really shouldn’t be in this discussion.

LSU 2014. Had that game been on a slightly bigger stage, I’d have that jump SC 2012.

Well, that’s simple. If Notre Dame had lost to 2-10 BC in 2012, or Wake Forest at home, we’d undoubtedly consider that one of the worst losses. But that doesn’t make those wins Top 5.

Let’s try another path. What is Brian Kelly’s sixth best win, in your estimation? (I’m assuming you agree with Fresno’s five picks, if not necessarily the order.)

What if the other teams on your list have more losses? Going down this path is fruitless. The situation is what it is.

What does this author know? He also left off FSU 2014…

Just take it from the flip-side, it would’ve been the no.1 ranked loss under BK had this been in the reverse, right? So how can it go from the no.1 on one list and not in the Top 5 on the other?

“The situations surrounding it” = Notre Dame being #1 only because two teams lost the prior week. If #3 Notre Dame beats unranked USC by 9 points and is shut out of the national championship game, this game is not in your top 5. Isn’t that right?

#RememberTheSix

Look, if we are going to go down that rabbit hole, you probably don’t feel the way you do about Navy, LSU, ASU, or Sparty if they don’t win. That’s a bit pointless. Results were what they were. I’m looking at the game and the situations surrounding it not the myriad what-ifs that would’ve changed it.